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16 Foot Skiff Restore (final)

Posted on February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 by coffeeadmin

This last Thursday and Friday I finished sanding the interior to near bare wood, then mixed a solution of 1/3 turpentine and 2/3 boiled linseed oil. I put it in a spray bottle and applied it liberally and brushed it deep into the wood. It doesn’t look very pretty but it will help this little…

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16 Foot Skiff Restore (cont.)

Posted on February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 by coffeeadmin

This last Thursday I applied the last coat of Jade green topcoat paint to her hull. Then early Friday I had a few friends over to flip the skiff right side up. Its interior is a mess. I re-fastened most of the in-wales, re-adjusted the port oarlock mount, did some gluing, the  transom and stern…

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A 16 foot skiff restore project

Posted on February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 by coffeeadmin

A close friend of mine had this old 16 foot wood skiff and asked if could restore it for his grandson. His grandson is an avid duck and goose hunter. This skiff will be perfect for this.   I checked the skiff out and it was well built and worth the material and labor for…

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Free canoe with a very Big Hole!!

Posted on September 18, 2021September 20, 2021 by coffeeadmin

Last weekend a friend picked up a free fiberglass canoe! The owner was going to take it to the dump. So Henry hauled it away and brought it to me. Henry kept the few pieces of fiberglass that were broken away. The hole was about 4” wide by 10” long. A big hole!! The first…

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Spinning Honey

Posted on August 22, 2021August 24, 2021 by coffeeadmin
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Harvesting Honey!

Posted on August 9, 2021 by coffeeadmin
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Honey Season

Posted on August 2, 2021 by coffeeadmin

This past weekend harvesting honey!

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Post-Catching a Swarm of Honey Bees

Posted on June 16, 2021June 17, 2021 by coffeeadmin

This day I was in my house with the front door open. I started hearing bees buzzing! The buzzing started to get louder and louder. I stepped outside and noticed the sky was filled with bees. One of my hives was in the process of swarming. They lit on a branch approx 10 feet high….

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Catching a Swarm with a Vacuum Box

Posted on June 12, 2021June 14, 2021 by coffeeadmin

6-12-21 Yesterday late afternoon a huge bull swarm of honeybees lit way down deep inside a bush next to my driveway. To make sure I got all the bees and the single queen I had to use the vacuum box I built just for this type of thing, it sucks them right into a brood…

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April and May are honey bee swarming months

Posted on June 5, 2021June 14, 2021 by coffeeadmin

The months of late April and May are honey bee swarming months. There’s a saying; if you catch a swarm in the month of May it’s worth a truck load of hay, if you catch one in June it’s worth a silver spoon and if you catch one in July there’s a good chance it…

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